Foreign actors are targeting Nigeria with manipulative information operations to erode trust, deepen polarization, and shape security narratives to gain greater leverage over Nigeria’s political and economic trajectory.
The prospect of Houthi control of the Bab al Mandeb Strait elevates the economic costs and fundamentally shifts the regional security landscape for Africa and the Red Sea region.
Mounting Fatalities Linked to Militant Islamist Violence in Africa amid Shifting Tactics
Fatalities linked to militant Islamist violence in Africa surpassed 20,000 for the fourth consecutive year, underscoring the resiliency of militant groups across the Sahel, Somalia, the Lake Chad Basin, and Mozambique.
Somalia at Risk of Becoming a Jihadist State
Persistent resistance to power sharing between Somalia’s federal and state governments has brought al Shabaab to the precipice of taking Mogadishu and escalating the threat from international jihadists.
Security Topic: Combating Organized Crime
Black Axe’s violent organized criminal network undermines economic development and political reform within Nigeria while scamming victims abroad out of billions via cybercrime.
Both cyber and cyber-enabled crime are on the rise in Africa. Poverty, ease of internet access, low levels of state capacity to counter cybercrime, and a lack of social awareness about cyber threats all drive these types of crime. By analyzing key threats related to the cyber-enabled drug trade and cybercrime (including phishing, whaling, and online identity theft) law enforcement and decision makers can develop national and continental strategies to counter the rise of both cyber and cyber-enabled crime in Africa.